Free Titanfall Update Adds New Mode

You have to hand it to Respawn and EA. Instead of price gouging dedicated Titanfall fans for every single new piece of content, the developer and publisher have balanced paid expansions with free additions. The latest example of the latter is the inclusion of a new mode called Pilot Skirmish in the sixth content update.

Pilot Skirmish removes Titans from the equation, challenging players to showcase their parkour and shooting skills as pilots in eight on eight matches. With no A.I. fodder to clutter the battlefield, you know every character you see on the screen is a threat.

The sixth game update also makes the popular Marked for Death mode, which Respawn originally planned to rotate out of the collection, a permanent fixture in the game.

To read about the other changes being made to Titanfall, read the full update on the official site. Look for the update to launch in the near future.

Our TakeConsidering EA pledged to drive digital revenue over the $1 billion mark next year, it's nice to see Respawn be sensible about which additions to charge for and which to offer as free upgrades. Keeping the full player pool involved instead of fragmenting the market via microtransactions should keep these player lobbies healthy and make it easier to find matches.

Great news! Respawn is making their debut title better and better!
I feel even with the newest and final Seasons Pass pack coming outout soon-ish, Titanfall will be a second thought to Destiny and Halo and CoD... Hopefully I am wrong.
Titanfall is, without a doubt, an even better game today than it was on launch and these improvements are moving it further in the right direction...

Cool - I had taken this one off my xbox, and went to re-install it (from the disk) - 2.5 hours later, installation from disk to hdd done. WOW, takes my PS4 5 min to install a 50gb Last of Us game.
Winner = PS4

The only reason why EA isn't nickel and diming us for Titanfall is because Respawn isn't owned by EA. If Respawn was owned by EA, Titanfall would have just as many microtransactions as EA's other games.

Good news indeed! I know a number of players requested this mode, so whether that influenced Respawn to add it or not we'll probably never know...but I'd like to think they listened to fans of the game.

Don't have to hand it to them at all. The game was so lacking in content in the first place that I quite frankly believe that even the DLC maps should've been a free addition, especially since it's multiplayer only.
Mass Effect 3's multiplayer DLC was free, and that's only a small part of the experience! Sure, one could argue that the micro-transaction system helped fund that, but again, the multiplayer is only a part of what you're paying in that $60 price tag.
Heck, Planetside 2, a free to play, has arguably more content than Titanfall and is adding larger content entirely for free.
Rant over. Yay, pilot's only mode. Suppose I'll be playing that with my free game time, thanks EA

This is great!! Not only do I love marked for death mode, they have added a mode that creates a mode that is the solution to many of the complaints about titanfall that people had. My only thing is, in attrition you kill enemy's to build and lessen the time for your titan, so my real question is, will the new mode by anything more than tdm.

Nice! Glad a pilot only mode has come out. While the Titans are obviously the focus of the game, there have been matches I wished the Titans wouldnt come falling from the sky because I was having so much fun playing as a pilot. Glad to get some diversity in the game modes.

Really cool news! Gotta say, 8v8 pilot only sounds like a really cool mode, I love Titanfall, and I hope Respawn can keep up the free content additions in the sequel while fixing the shortcomings of this one.

good. Modes was the only thing holding this game back, and now it seems they've learned. I've put off buying it, but once they release the inevitable Super Mega Ultra Edition I will definitely be picking it up.

Don't have to hand it to anyone.
The game came out full price.
That's full price for a very miniscule amount of online competitive multiplayer content.
Content I've played countless times decades ago. Nothing new, nothing interesting, and only slightly fun.
I would hand it to them if the original price of Titanfall was $20.
But as it is, they're still charging people for content that should have already been there, as this was originally teased and previewed as a much, much larger game experience than it really is.

Respawn continues to deliver. Still loving this game, and I'm curious to try the new game mode. That being said, having Titans begin to drop 1/3 of the way into a match is part of the excitement and charm. Sure, a pilots only mode keeps the signature parkour, but I think leaving out the absolute bedlam that having Titans dropping in brings, will make this a lesser game mode in the grand scheme of things. But, we shall see, like I said, can't wait to try it. This is still the best shooter (and easily one of the best games overall) to release thus far in 2014.

I really should start playing this again. The continuous commitment to community Respawn has shown has been impeccable. Only problem with this game is that my friends who had the game traded it in for value on other games. I still completely enjoy my time when I do play this game, it just isn't as much fun when you're by yourself.